Semi-weekly south Kentuckian., 1887-12-16
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Resolutions Adsr,sd by the Third
and Fourth Glass Pcstmasters.

and Fourth Glass Postmesters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Ma
tional convention of third and fourth
class Postmaslers adopted the follow
Ing as the basis OF bill to be here
after formulated and presented to
Congress:
ave recommend that the Govern
ment shall allow TO Postmasters of
the third class all the revenue which
may accrue from the rent of boxes in
their offices. We also recommend
and request that the expense of rent,
light and fuel shall be borne by the
Government, believing as we do that
such items Of expense are properly
chargeable to the appropriation for
support and maintenance of the Pos
tai Service. We further recommend
that the Government allow to officers
of the third class an amount sufficient
to employ competent clerical force
to properly conduct the business of
the office.
at is recommended that the ex-
pense Of rent, light and fuel of fourth
class offices be allowed by the Gov
ernment upon the following basis:
On a salary ofs50 per year aud not
to exceed $3.50, s25; on a salary ex-
eeeding $50 per year and not to ex-
ceed $500, $50; on salary exceeding
$500 per year and not to exceed $500
SIS; on salary exceeding $500 per
year and not to exceed $3.50, 500; on
salary exceeding $3.50 and not to
exceed $1,000, $50. 1t is also recon-
nended that clerk hire be allowed in
separating Offices, where mails are
separated for other offices, as follows /:
One mail per week, $40 per year ;
Two mails per week, $50 per year /;
three mails per week, $50 per year
one mail daily, $50 per year; two
mails daily, slOO per year; three
mails daily, $50 per year; four mails
daily, $3.50 per year; five mails or
more daily, $500 per year.
ave recommend that all railway
postal clerks be supplied with a suit
able Government card on which they
may report 10 Postmasters the amount
of mail matter of all classes that may
be deposited in their cars, and that
these cards shall be addressed to the
Postmaster at each and every Office
where such mail matter may sbe
placed on mail trains, and that the
Postmaster shall be entitled to take
credit in his quarterly reports upon
the value of the stamps cancelled and
reported upon said Government cards
at is recommended that no Post
master receive less compensation
than S25 per year, and that fourth
class postmasiers receive 100 per cent.
of the first 500 of stamps cancelled,
20 per cent. of the next 500, 30 per
cent. Of the next $500, and 40 per cent.
of the balance until the commission
amounts to $3.50 exclusive of box
rent. Itrecommended that when the
commission in cancellation amounts
to $1,000 per fiscal year, or when the
gross receipts amount to 1000 for
any one year, exclusive of the money!
order business, it shall be declared
third class Office"
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Whereas, the law as it exists at
the present time in relation 10 the adj
mission ofnewspapers and other pub
locations into the mails as second-cl
matter is not sufficient to protect the
Government from loss in the trans-
portation OF illegitimate matter and
is drag and weight upon our postal
system, it is therefore
"Resolved, by the Postmasters' Ma
tioaal Convention, that the law should
be so framed as to exclude from the
privileges of second-class matter all
publications not embraced in the or
der of regular, Legitimate journals
and it is further
Resolved, that this Convention
heartily indorses the recommends
tions on this subject contained in
the honorable Third Assistant
Postmaster Generals last annual
report.
A series of resolutions wers also
adopted heartily indorsing the ad-
ministration of President Cleveland |
and expressing their appreciation of
The efforts of Postmaster General vi
as and FIRST Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson to improve the
postal service.
The Convention adjourned until
o-morroW.